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Some 165 photographers working on assignment for National Geographic shot more than 2.1 million images in 2023. Now, 29 are featured in its annual “Pictures of the Year” retrospective. The feature — published in the magazine’s December issue and online in November — contains “stunning photographs that unearth remarkable, rarely seen moments,” according to National

Some workers go to great lengths to hide hush trips from their bosses. But employees of the Polish company PhotoAid needn’t bother. The company, which helps travelers take their own passport photos at home, allows its employees to stay at an apartment in Spain for free — provided they work while they’re there. The apartment

Private jets are seen on the tarmac at Friedman Memorial Airport ahead of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 5, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The world’s richest 1% of people are responsible for around the same percentage of global carbon emissions as the 5 billion people who

Japan and Thailand are two of the most popular places to visit in Asia. But both are losing ground with Chinese nationals as safety concerns rise among younger travelers. Both countries were the top choices for Chinese holidaymakers earlier this year but fell in the third quarter — Thailand to No. 6 and Japan to

Quitting your job to start a business can be both tempting and extremely risky. Make sure you have a safety net before taking the leap, says billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban. “Save your money first. Don’t just leave [your job] unless you know what the hell you’re doing,” Cuban told Wired last month in

Mark Cuban worked hard to amass his net worth — currently estimated at $6.2 billion — creating multiple successful businesses and investing in promising startups. If he had to start over from scratch, he probably wouldn’t be nearly as successful the second time around — and the same goes for every billionaire on the planet,

From virtually sending a friend money to ordering food to your doorstep, computer and mobile applications allow us to accomplish many tasks faster and easier than we could in the past. However, despite its rapid development over the past few years, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates thinks today’s software is still “pretty dumb,” according to a

Pedestrians walk past a Burberry Group Plc store, left, in the Causeway Bay shopping district of Hong Kong, China. Xaume Olleros | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Burberry shares plunged 9% on Thursday after the British luxury fashion retailer warned that full-year operating profit will come in at the low end of forecasts amid

Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that your financial circumstances have taken an extraordinary turn: you just received a huge financial windfall. Maybe you won the lottery, or a stock market investment paid off, or you got a job offer that triples your current salary. As a MIT neuroscientist, I’ve always been fascinated by

I strolled through the tawny labyrinth-like halls — past quirky cafes, curious tourists, men on motorbikes carrying groceries to their homes, and veiled women ringing temple bells. It’s life as usual in Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that thousands of people call home. Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rajasthan, India.

Barbara Corcoran almost missed out on “the best hire” she ever made — all because the prospective employee seemed too introverted. “When I started my business [in 1973], I needed people to join my real estate company,” the millionaire investor and real estate entrepreneur said in a recent TikTok video. “But I had little to

Too often, people are encouraged to be fearless, according to personal finance expert Farnoosh Torabi, but fear is a valuable tool, particularly when it comes to building wealth. “If you are feeling fear at life’s crossroads, pertaining to your finances, your career choices, your relationships, I think it’s important to listen to that,” said Torabi, host of

In this article MOIL-SG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT There are rankings of the best hotels in the world. But a new list, released by the members-only group LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence, ranks hotel brands rather than individual properties. The ranking analyzes many hotels within a brand in “granular detail,” using more than

History seeps from the walls of the Old War Office in Whitehall, London, Winston Churchill’s former workplace. Once the beating heart of Britain’s military empire, the headquarters from which some of the most consequential decisions in modern U.K. history were made, the building is now forging a new future as one of the capital’s leading

Young woman talking to parents. Getty Images Gen Z and millennial adults are having a hard time achieving the same milestones their parents did when they first ventured out into the workforce. For instance, 55% of young adult respondents find it is “much harder” to purchase a home, 44% said it is harder to find

A new report has an ominous warning for air travelers. “No matter what you do on a plane, you’re probably annoying another passenger,” it states. The report, published Thursday by the data intelligence company Morning Consult, examined 12 types of behavior on flights, finding that most travelers (>50%) were bothered by all but one.  

In this article MC-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Barton Perreira sunglasses are displayed during ‘A Good Time At Goodman’s’ held at Goodman’s Men’s Store in New York City. Astrid Stawiarz | Getty Images LVMH is buying luxury eyewear brand Barton Perreira, famed for making James Bond’s shades, as it taps into the fast-growing

For the past two years, property developer Matt Rogatz made a weekly five-hour round trip from his home in northern Chicago to Green Lake, Wisconsin — population 1,005. Before that, the only thing he knew about the small town was that his high school buddy had family there, he said. But after a 30-year career

Even billionaires wish they could go back in time and give their younger selves some wisdom. That goes for three of the world’s more popular business icons: Mark Cuban, Bill Gates and Ray Dalio. Each amassed their fortunes through entrepreneurship: Cuban built a startup that was acquired by Yahoo for $5.7 billion, Gates co-founded tech

If Mark Cuban needed to rebuild his fortune from scratch in six months, starting with just a phone and $500 in cash, he knows exactly what he’d do. “That is the best question I have ever been asked in my entire adult life,” the billionaire entrepreneur and investor told Wired in a recent video Q&A.